High Court winner to get out of jail

An Aboriginal man at the centre of a landmark High Court appeal that found his disadvantaged background should have been considered in sentencing will soon be freed from jail.

William David Bugmy's jail sentence for assaulting a prison officer ends next month and the state of NSW is seeking supervision conditions under the High Risk Offenders Act.

The Crown had initially appealed over Bugmy's sentence, arguing it was manifestly inadequate, and in 2012 the non-parole period on one of his charges was extended from four to five years.

But Bugmy challenged the decision in the High Court, saying it didn't consider his disadvantaged background as an Aboriginal Australian, and in 2013 the court found the effects of "profound deprivation" didn't diminish over time and should be given full weight.

The court also found that the Court of Criminal Appeal's decision had not addressed the question of whether the original sentence was manifestly inadequate, and the Crown's appeal was then sent back to the CCA where it was dismissed.

Bugmy appeared in the Supreme Court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing regarding the state's application that he be subject to supervision orders when freed.

Proposed conditions include a monitoring regime, residential requirements, therapeutic treatment and restrictions on attending certain places, counsel for the state Sophie Callan said.